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Chadman

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Good point, Shawn. Obama happens to be a good orator, well-spoken, and a great communicator that persuades with his public interaction. I think it's refreshing that he uses one of his strengths - something that has been missing COMPLETELY since at least Clinton, and long before that, to be in front of the American public in unique and different ways.

I think it's refreshing and great that he does these things - playing to his strengths and being a more regular guy from time to time. I think we saw Bush at enough Rangers games, and other sporting events - he just knew not to speak in public when there - or at least his handlers prevented it.

And the game was where - at Georgetown? Washington, D.C.? How long did that take away from his "duties" in Washington. At least he's in Washington. Not too many good sporting events in Crawford, I don't think.
 

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So you would rather have a president who is on disconnect mode like Bush?

Bush spent the majority of his time on vacation in Crawford and you had no problem with that.

This president has said more transparency and he has not provided us with that on everything he has been more engaging with the public and I fail to see the problem.

I would much rather see him go to the occasional basketball game or go on Leno or Oprah once than hide in Texas for long stretches of time.

I have no doubt that this president is way more prepared on every issue than Bush was on any issue.

Ok fair enough--you guys tell us what campaign rhetoric he's followed through on--and when your done I'll list the one along with videos he outright lied about .--fair enough

Botton line so far--he held out his hand like your your savior with hope and change to my "brothers of the base"-prior to election

but after election he's been such an absolute fuking failure Dems can't even hold most secure senate seat in the land and his only rhetoric now --



It's not my fault--it was Bush






You all kurby like track stars every time someone asked you for his qualification/experience prior to election.

Now tell us what he accomplished so far that not related to tax and spend/big gov.

--I see he broke his previous record of defict spending last year with new record in 2010.
Hopeand change --right?

--and on your vacations --appears Gumby's headed back to Indonesia for a family reunion.
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February 2, 2010


'Little Barry' Obama to return to Indonesia

President Obama will make what will be an emotional journey with his family to his childhood home of Indonesia next month, as part of a trip that will also include a visit to Australia.


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See DTB no one feels like debating you because you have those neo con blinders on.

Why the shot at Obama going home for family reunion?

Thats some sort of vacation for him?

When Bush went to Indonesia was it a vacation?

When presidents travel to other countries is it considered a vacation?

Why even debate you on the rest of your nonsense when clearly you still can not get past the fact that he is black and he lived in Indonesia for a short period of time?
 

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See DTB no one feels like debating you because you have those neo con blinders on.

Why the shot at Obama going home for family reunion?

Thats some sort of vacation for him?

When Bush went to Indonesia was it a vacation?

When presidents travel to other countries is it considered a vacation?

Why even debate you on the rest of your nonsense when clearly you still can not get past the fact that he is black and he lived in Indonesia for a short period of time?

Factually -- he's a mulatto with muslim father-muslim name and attended muslim school in his youth and later converted to christian religion--EG--was a 20 year follower of his self proclaimed uncle/mentor Rev "God Damn America" Wright.

Now who can't get past the facts:0corn
 

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Wayne, I'm supposed to be studying math right now, and don't have time to devote to each of your comments here - will try to get to them as time goes on here. Again, you said "you all run" in your comment - and I don't know if that means me or not - you continually throw that out there, and then come back and say, oh, not you... so impossible to ever know.

I'll answer one thing of yours quickly, and ask you one question on your assessments:

I've posted my assessment of his qualifications multiple times in this forum, and it's always forgotten, either in hope or hoping it's never mentioned again, I guess. So, what's the point? I think he is a smart, successful, communicative, visionary leader that has shown a hard working methodology and vigor while in office. He is a Constitutional scholar and received many accolades on his performance and intelligence while in school.

? Magna Cum Laude at Harvard Law School, elected President of Law Review.
? State Senator for 8 years
? Chairman of Health and Human Services Committee
? U.S. Senator for 4 Years (give or take, of course was campaigning for Pres for 2 or so)
? Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
? Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
? Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
? Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
? Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

So, from 10 to 12 years of actual legislative experience, member or chairman of five diverse committees, with that experience giving him a broad base and understanding of much of the country's issues. Constitutional scholar, to the point of being senior lecturer on the Constitution and highly prestigious University of Chicago. As well-versed as virtually any Presidential hopeful in history to carry out the responsibilities of upholding the Constitution - a role of the President. Actual experience in state and national legislatures for many years, with committee responsibilities. Excellent orator, communicator, personable, and more than able to handle the personal and professional requirements of representing the country personally in public situations.

There's a few. Pretty good credentials. Of course, he really didn't lead multiple failed businesses or bag out of national guard duty to "build a resume" or things like that, but, one can't do EVERYTHING, I guess.

Now, question for you: Do you really think the Massachusetts race was because of Obama, or more because of the two presented candidates for the election and how they ran their campaigns? I think most realists understand how weak the dem candidate and her campaign was, and how strong the republican candidate was, but maybe you think it's more the other way. Honestly, what do you think? And, what about the democratic victories that you never talk about in the recent past election cycle, that showed more dems gaining positions than republicans? What does that mean?
 

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---and I thought you were going to dispute my facts Chad.

How many years did he spend in U.S. Senate and on your committes--don't have time to look uip what he did on others but do remember Europe was pissed off because he had never set foot there or held meeting in his whole time as Chairman of euro affairs--

as of 7-2008
http://www.hoover.org/pubaffairs/dailyreport/25849449.html

While the Iraqi effort is almost exclusively American now, Afghanistan is a NATO mission. Sen. Obama, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on European and NATO affairs, had never visited Afghanistan, and has not bothered to hold a hearing of the subcommittee covering the countries for which it bears legislative oversight responsibility
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Doubts about Barack Obama's presidential credentials have crystallized during the past two weeks over his stewardship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on European Affairs, which has convened no policy hearings since he took over as its chairman last January. That startling fact, first uncovered by Steve Clemons, who blogs on the Washington Note, prompted acid comment in Europe about the Illinois senator's failure to visit the continent since assuming the committee post, and even speculation that he had never traveled there except for a short stopover in London.

Those details are readily available, as indicated in a Chicago Tribune profile of Obama, which covered his 2005 senatorial trip to examine nuclear sites in Russia with Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., then the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. That story, whose deeper theme was Obama's tutelage in foreign affairs, mentioned that he had traded his blue tourist passport -- "which he had taken across Asia, Australia and Africa as well as most of Europe" -- for a burgundy-colored passport that identifies him as an official of the U.S. government
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and don't you remeber trip he made to afgan/iraq with group of senators but ran off 1st day to I believe it was Isreal--would you like me to look it up again.

Chad he's was a grifter and still a grifter--

What about this one thin dime--

ooops will have to wait--someone has made Reuters and everone else pull retract article--Its about O sticking it to middle class with hidden taxes--will be bigger story tomorrow on why aand who made them pull it. :)



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--and I was this this close -to copy paste before it was pulled --drat--but "someone " got it.
 

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Wayne, I apologize, as I am buried with schoolwork, have two tests tomorrow to go along with two other classes, and I'm currently more frustrated than I've ever been in trying to understand the material on my math exam in the morning. In short, I've studied it most of the day, and I just cannot "get" it. SO frustrated right now, to go along with a bad case of hemorrhoids, extra work, snowblowing, and let's see, what else can I bitch about?!?

I just can't spend any time on this for a couple of days, and I wouldn't be worth a crap doing it anyway. Sorry to bail out - not my intent and would like to talk more about this, have opinions, but just can't do it tonight.

Good luck keeping an eye on things tomorrow - ;)
 
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